Kidnapped woman asks for pets back

ANTIOCH, Calif. -- Jaycee Dugard wants her pets back after they were taken from the property where she was held since being kidnapped 18 years ago.

Contra Costa County animal services Lt. Joe DeCosta said Friday an advocate of Dugard indicated that she wants her five cats, two dogs, three cockatiels, a pigeon and a mouse back in her possession.

DeCosta said most of the animals are in good condition, and that most have been put in temporary homes until Dugard, 29, and her two daughters can reclaim them.

DeCosta said he did not know how many of the animals are in new homes, and said there's no timetable on when they would be returned to Dugard.

The animals have been in protective custody since they were found Aug. 27 after authorities began searching the Antioch property of Phillip and Nancy Garrido. The couple have been charged with kidnapping a then-11-year-old Dugard in 1991 and raping her.

Authorities are searching the property for possible clues to two other child abductions.